QUILT

I made a visit to the 2010 Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVII at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and came back with a few photos, some touching stories, and an even greater admiration for these amazing quilt and textile artists.

My quilting background and how I created an amazing appliqued quilt with the help of friends. Especially interesting for those who like cats.

If you have basic sewing skills, then you can make a patchwork quilt. And you don't even need to buy fabric! You can turn clothing into a patchwork quilt.

Sometimes looking for bright fabrics to make a boy's quilt with is challenging. Laurel Burch and Johnny Karwan each have a great design for a boy's quilt.

While there are several companies that produce quilting software, Electric Quilt Company wins my vote for most versatile and easiest to use. It does just about everything except thread the needle.

This article outlines the way to properly clean a quilt whether it is used on your bed or as a wall hanging on your wall.

Quilts aren't just for beds, they make lovely wall hangings too. Here are 3 ways to hang a quilt on the wall without putting holes in the quilt.

Nickel quilts are so named because the main or center part of the quilt top is comprised of five-inch fabric squares sewn together.

The free quilt patterns and instructions you can download will let you use your imagination to create your own one of a kind quilt project.

Being surrounded by quilts created by talented women in our family, we decided to keep the tradition alive. Those who were still alive were becoming unable to quilt. So we sat down to make plans on how to accomplish this project.

My brother-in-law approached me one day and asked if I would help surprise his wife and agree to make a Harley-Davidson quilt constructed out of a collection of Harley-Davidson biker's scarves.

One summer while visiting my daughter in North Carolina we were shopping with her two little girls when I decided to start my planning for Christmas. I wanted to make all of my grandchildren a quilt and I wanted them to be involved.

Following these simple instructions, you will soon have a flat, evenly layered and basted quilt sandwich ready to be adorned with machine quilting stitchery.

Quilting frames are not necessary for hand quilting. This article will show how to quilt using only a bed and safety pins.